Medical Oncology

Gynecologic Oncology

Questions discussed in this category

What do you view as the future role for the combination of durvalumab + olaparib + chemotherapy in the management of patients with advanced/recurrent endometrial cancer following the DUO-E trial results?

Are there certain patient subgroups for whom you would use the IO+PARPi? Is there data from DUO-E regarding BRCA status and its potential impact on ...

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What special considerations do you take when treating cancer patients with severe intellectual disabilities?

Have you been able to deliver standard of care treatment?

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Would you consider offering immunotherapy +/- olaparib to a patient with early-stage endometrial carcinoma for whom you are recommending adjuvant chemotherapy based on improved outcomes seen in RUBY/DUO-E/NRG-GY018?

If yes, would you apply this broadly or reserve the addition of IO to chemotherapy for patients with high-risk histologies (e.g., carcinosarcoma) or o...

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For patients with advanced endometrial cancer, are the improved outcomes in PFS from DUO-E/RUBY/NRG-GY018 sufficient to move immunotherapy to the frontline for all presuming FDA approval?

Are there patients for whom you would still reserve IO for salvage/recurrent setting (eg IO + lenvatinib)? Would you base this on MMR status or other ...

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Despite the paucity of strong data showing benefit of chemotherapy + radiotherapy in patients with stage I-II high risk histology endometrial cancer, if you recommend treatment with both modalities, how do you determine treatment schedule?

Do you proceed with sequential, concurrent, or sandwich treatment?

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Would you recommend PARP inhibitor maintenance for a patient with HR-proficient ovarian cancer with no targetable mutation, but with a favorable KELIM score and a significant clinical, radiographic, and serological response to platinum-based chemotherapy?

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How would you sequence treatment of a synchronous IC1 high-grade serous ovarian cancer and cT3N1 rectal cancer?

Since there is no overlap between chemo regimens for these cancers, how would you sequence treatment?

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Is there still a role of brachytherapy in uterine cancer if intensity-modulated radiation therapy is available?

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How should molecular studies, in particular the presence of POLE or p53 mutations, be incorporated into the decision to treat an "intermediate risk" endometrial cancer patient with adjuvant therapy after hysterectomy?

Considering the ASTRO guidelines recommend against systemic therapy for patients with FIGO stage I-II endometrioid adenocarcinoma, would your recommen...

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Is there evidence to support or argue against intermittent fasting for cancer patients?

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With immunotherapy now often being used in the first-line setting for advanced endometrial cancer, what is the role of immunotherapy in the second-line?

Does the patient's MMR status affect your opinions? What is/are your current preferred second-line regimen(s)?

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Given patients with substantial LVSI experience a pelvic recurrence rate of ~25%, how do you counsel patients with stage IA endometrioid endometrial cancer with LVSI regarding the relative risks/benefits of EBRT versus VBT alone?

Please comment on toxicity profiles and the insufficient evidence regarding overall survival.

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How should PARP inhibitors be incorporated into clinical practice in later line/maintenance of platinum-sensitive ovarian cancer for PARP inhibitor-naïve patients?

Considering updated trials, such as final OS data from NOVA, and recent society guideline updates?

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What outcome data do you view as most impactful to make treatment decisions regarding the use of PARP inhibitors in later line or recurrent ovarian cancer?

Given the crossover that occurred in the various clinical trials and the potential for prolonged disease duration, how do you integrate OS, PFS, treat...

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Would you consider chemoradiation + chemotherapy as in PORTEC-3 regimen for p53 mutated stage IA endometrial cancer, though this trial did not include those with stage IA disease?

If you do not use the PORTEC-3 regimen for p53 mutated IA endometrial cancer, what specific protocol or combination of chemotherapy and radiation ther...

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How can oncologists be more collaborative with palliative care physicians?

How can these interactions be improved?

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How do you clearly communicate to parents that the main purpose of a phase I trial is to find the best dose of a new drug with the fewest side effects rather than treating the patient's cancer?

There is evidence that parents do not adequately understand the purpose of phase I pediatric cancer trials (Cousino et al., PMID 23071225).

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Would you give checkpoint inhibitor therapy to a cancer patient with known dermatomyositis given the association of checkpoint inhibitor associated myocarditis, myasthenia gravis, and myositis?

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Do you initiate management of new onset diabetes in a patient on immunotherapy or refer immediately to endocrinology given the risk of rapid worsening?

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Are there known biomarkers predictive of IRAEs?